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To make a point in his pepped-up type of sermon, John Gillham, a United Church layman, will read from Playboy magazine or a sociological book. He beli(...)
To make a point in his pepped-up type of sermon, John Gillham, a United Church layman, will read from Playboy magazine or a sociological book. He beli(...)

To make a point in his pepped-up type of sermon, John Gillham, a United Church layman, will read from Playboy magazine or a sociological book. He beli(...)

Date3/18/1970
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Original Toronto Star caption: To make a point in his pepped-up type of sermon; John Gillham; a United Church layman; will read from Playboy magazine or a sociological book. He believes the sermon is a unique opportunity to stir up thought among churchgoers and that the Christian message has more impact coming from laymen than from ministers.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0021838F
Up in smoke: Rev. Ron Nickle of Lansing United Church in Willowdale says he lost all his sermons - 22 years worth of work - after a burglar stole eigh(...)
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Dr. Robert McClure, a medical missionary for 40 years, was elected moderator of the United Church of Canada in 1968. He is the first layman to hold the post
Dr. Robert McClure, a medical missionary for 40 years, was elected moderator of the United Church of Canada in 1968. He is the first layman to hold the post
5/1/1969
Dr. Robert McClure, 75-year-old surgeon-missionary who was first layman chosen moderator of the United Church, is greeted by wife, Amy, today on retur(...)
Dr. Robert McClure, 75-year-old surgeon-missionary who was first layman chosen moderator of the United Church, is greeted by wife, Amy, today on retur(...)
4/6/1976
Twister in Mississauga? Wayne McAlpine (right) inspects his damaged van which was hit by a falling tree on Ingersoil Court in Mississauga. Police beli(...)
Twister in Mississauga? Wayne McAlpine (right) inspects his damaged van which was hit by a falling tree on Ingersoil Court in Mississauga. Police beli(...)
9/30/1986
Filing Past Rev. Ben Hodder, members of his congregation at Kew Beach United Church yesterday turn in $11,196 which they had made from the $2,750 he g(...)
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1/26/1975
Llen prunes a plant in the nursery of and Cullen Pool and Garden Centres. He his customers a bonus in the forum of a newsletter he mails out to 24,000 homes nine times, a year. The newsletter is so well read that Cullen gets fan letters, thank-you notes and greeting cards. Ministers ask permissin to quote from the publication to illustrate a talk or sermon. Cullen's letters are chatty and keep him in touch with his clientele. [Incomplete]
Llen prunes a plant in the nursery of and Cullen Pool and Garden Centres. He his customers a bonus in the forum of a newsletter he mails out to 24,000 homes nine times, a year. The newsletter is so well read that Cullen gets fan letters, thank-you notes and greeting cards. Ministers ask permissin to quote from the publication to illustrate a talk or sermon. Cullen's letters are chatty and keep him in touch with his clientele. [Incomplete]
8/27/1978
Bikers hit the boards: Frank Moore makes macho menacing gestures toward Lynne Deragon in The Crackwalker, the sociological drama which opened last night at Toronto Workshop Productions
Bikers hit the boards: Frank Moore makes macho menacing gestures toward Lynne Deragon in The Crackwalker, the sociological drama which opened last night at Toronto Workshop Productions
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Surrounded: Buffalo Playboy Club co-owner Patrick Consentino, who wants to open a club in Toronto, is surrounded by bunnies every day he goes to work. Jennifer and Bubbles, front left and right, along with Maureen, left, Michelle, holding his arm, and Janice must observe strict club rules-and that includes no dating.
Surrounded: Buffalo Playboy Club co-owner Patrick Consentino, who wants to open a club in Toronto, is surrounded by bunnies every day he goes to work. Jennifer and Bubbles, front left and right, along with Maureen, left, Michelle, holding his arm, and Janice must observe strict club rules-and that includes no dating.
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Helping the needy: Rev. Albert Vickers of Davenport-Perth United Church sometimes takes the wheel of his church's bus, Sweet Chariot. He and members o(...)
Helping the needy: Rev. Albert Vickers of Davenport-Perth United Church sometimes takes the wheel of his church's bus, Sweet Chariot. He and members o(...)
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Renowned Canadian-born economist John Kenneth Galbraith tonight kicks off his TV series, spelling out in layman's language how the science of economic(...)
Renowned Canadian-born economist John Kenneth Galbraith tonight kicks off his TV series, spelling out in layman's language how the science of economic(...)
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Contrasting clergy: Rev. Ron Nickle, the minister at Lansing United Church, and his assistant, Rev. Lynne Bandy, compare statures. She's five feet on good days. He's six feet, two inches
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Arriving Late for the Armistice service in Metropolitan church, Lynne Collins had a children's sermon privately read to her by Very Rev. Peter Bryce. Here, he reads to her
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